For those paying attention, after a couple early bumps in the road, Ben Hogan Golf is rolling right now. Not only embracing the direct to consumer market but thriving in it thanks to the consistent blend of popular technological design meeting classic throwback looks. If you are going to survive in the D2C realm, you have to move with the ever-changing current that is golf equipment, but for the new Hogan, they must still stay within the lines of tradition the name entails.
So where to go to further round out the company’s offerings? Honestly, they have it pretty well covered, but it was past time for an update when it comes to the utility club. Now, don’t get me wrong, the Ft. Worth Hi was a heck of a club, and it blended perfectly with what the company was doing at the time in terms of the Ft. Worth irons, but four years later as the irons have evolved so too must the utility.
So, allow us to introduce the Ben Hogan UiHi utility club. This go around, Hogan is keeping it much tidier and simpler, in a good way. The UiHi utility club is aimed to serve as a 3, 4, and 5 replacement hitting the 18°, 22°, and 26° lofts. According to the company, the goal was to create a utility that not only flowed with any of their irons but are engineered to perform in an easy-to-hit manner with the same controlled swing golfers excel with in the short irons.
The UiHi is naturally a hollow body design with a profile that is larger than your typical iron in order to make the typically more daunting long irons seem more playable to a lot of golfers. Naturally, with such a club the name of the game is low and back CG thanks to the hollow design allowing manipulation of a lot of mass. With that, Hogan is talking the talk when it comes to easy launch meeting ample forgiveness.
Through the initial release images, I think it is safe to say aesthetically there won’t be many people with a bone to pick this go around. Everything about the UiHi seems meticulously thought out just as we have seen with the recently released ICON irons. Much as the ICON’s blend visually with the PTx, the UiHi seem to mesh perfectly with both sets. In fact, they are going to make it even more possible for golfers to create their ultimate blended set, something Hogan will be soon offering.
More importantly, staying in line with the company’s direct sales pricing, the new UiHi comes with a $110.00 price tag which is significantly more palatable than pretty much any other utility iron out there. With more on the new Ben Hogan UiHi utilities to come very soon to the THP community, be sure to let us know below just what you think based on the initial information.
10% code makes them 99.00….just saying.
10% code? Couldn’t find it in articles
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Biggest thing is playability in terms of not being obnoxiously low spin like some, instead they keep a level that has made blending them into irons (Hogan’s and my Miura’s) pretty seamless where as with others I’ve had to really try to fine tube lofts to hit my gaps.
Distance is all there, not the longest UT I’ve hit but very much in the vain of the Srixon U’s (who I think have gotten it “right” from the start personally) and with a setup visual that’s the most “iron” like UT I’ve seen in a minute. At the same time, the feel doesn’t skip a beat from the irons, and again the only UT I’ve seen do that before is the Srixon U’s, which is a compliment to both.
Not to mention, 99.00 if you have an active code is truly insane for the quality you’re getting. I’m excited to finish this article and for you all to give it a read
Definitely some personal preference in there. I talk about it in the article that will go up this week, but the 3U isn’t as long as a 5w which I expected, but it does hold up to the 3H and offers a lot of versatility.
I believe far more will benefit from the 4u and 5u than the 3, but that’s purely a long iron comfort and skill thing.
What don’t you like about the look??
It’s very classic but I wasn’t a golfer back then so I don’t have any attraction to it. Not bad looking, but no nostalgia attached for me.
Interesting, I think it’s a pretty modern look, particularly with the dual cavity (internal and external) design. But, I also think Hogan is making some of the cleanest irons on the entire market, JDM included.
I haven’t seen them in hand ever but they have a classic look to me. The script and logo might be the issue that pushes me there. But performance will always win out for me.
You sir, are crazy.
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Thank you for your timely response. I think you are telling me that the 22* might be better for me and I agree. I may just keep the 4 ICON in the bag as well and just remove the 3H. I really don’t mind that the UT doesn’t match the ICON Blacks, but will be easy to grab Hell, at one time I had a conglomeration of clubs, Including Hogan Irons, a couple Orlimar Miraged tri-metals. Might not have been purdy, but gave me the confidence factor.
It’s also windy as hell so the 3U could be getting a crap ton of work off the tee, let’s sting it!
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My Hogan UiHi the wife had foot surgery Last Friday, soooo….at least i will have it….
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Now that’s easy on the eyes
Should be very very soon!
These are pretty damn insane looking…. ?
Yah, I know, but when you click on the 22 you do not have choices as the other lists all the lofts. (actually, numerically stamped 3,4,5,). Not important anyway.
Sorry if i missed this earlier in the thread but what was the time frame from order to ship?
I placed the order on the 3rd June, so just over a month by the looks of it.
thx, looks like that the standard timeframe for everything right now. I just placed my 18* order last night.
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May have missed this but what length are you playing the GOST in your 3U?
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Stock length
https://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/index.php?threads/ben-hogan-golf-uihi-review.8921033/
Here is the review thread gents.